Newport burglar jailed for Christian bookshop raid
Cardiff Crown Court heard how Hodge also raided the Annesley guest house on Caerleon Road where he made off with a £500 laptop. Hodge, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary which were committed between November 13 and 14. Mr Pinnell said the defendant had 61 previous convictions for 130 offences. Of these, 23 were for theft and related offences, 32 for non-dwelling burglaries and three for dwelling burglaries. Hodge was jailed for 32 months in May 2018 for a dwelling burglary. Ben Waters, mitigating, said his client, who suffered with drug misuse problems, h...
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